The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20

sion agent, Louisville, KY; General
John G. Black, Commissioner of PEN
sions; General Villas, Postmaster Gem
eral; Colonel Zollinger, pension agent,
indianapolis; Mrs. Mulligan, widow of
the gallant Colonel Mulligan, of Lex
ington (Mo) fame, who is now pen
sion agent at Chicago; Captain Lake,
pension agent at Des Moines; Captain
Allen, pension agent Mt San Francisco.
Crhc writer failed to include the name
of our one-leggcd private soldier, PEN
sion agent ut Detroit, the popular and
efficient Bob McKinstry, who
was recommended by Gcner-
al Black, the Commissioner of Pen
sions, and appointed by the soldier
hating President" Cleveland. He also
omts to mention the fact that every
one of the eighteen pension agents who
have been appointed by General Black
were soldiers, except Mrs. Mulligan,
the pension agent at Chicago, and she
is the widow of brave soldier |,
and with them host of other good
Democratic soldiers, not least among
whom are General Bragg. of the
"Iron Brigade of Wisconsin, General
"Johnny" Slocum and General Daniel
Z. Sickies. of New York; General
Stoneman, of California, and General
Walsh and Colonel Stewart NJ TAYLOR,
of San Francisco; General John A.
McClernand and General Palmer, of
Illinois. And why should they not be
welcome in n grand cncampment of the
G. A. R.P 1t is because none of them
were appointed to Office by Republic
can administrations Except General
Sickles.)
will not ask you, Comradc Tuttle.
why you were Democrat until few
years ago. A man has the right to
change his politics as well as the right
to change his coat. But / will tell you
why we Democratic soldiers remain
true to our principles.
1t is because we believe in union of
States, union of the. whole people,
and disbelieve in "sectionalism.
1t is because Democratic brains and
Democratic Generals saved the Union.
1t is because the Democratic party
has been the real, true friend of the
soldier.
In support of the last assertion de-
sire to call your attetion to the follow
ing facts of official record
A Republican President vetoed the
equalization of bounties bill and signed
the back pay steal, as well rs bills
which robbed us soldiers of the public
lands given to railroad corporations.
In 1874. when both houses of Con-
gress were Republican, the first arrear-
ages of pension bill was defeated. 1t
was reported adversely by Senator
Pratt, of Indiana Ga Republican,, for
economic reasons" and on motion of
the Senator pratt, n Republican, this
"arrearage BILL" appropriating$ SO, ,O00,-
600 only, was indefinitely postponed.
This was in the Forty-third Congress,
both houses Republican.
1t was a Democratic Congress which
passed the arrearage' of pension act. In
1877, Congressman General A. V. Rice,
a one-legged Ocmocratic) soldier,
championed the bill granting arrear-
ages to soldiers. On his motion the
general rules of the House were sus-
pended. and Democratic Congress
passed the first arrearages of pension
bill on March 8, 1877. (See. the record
for proof) 1t was Republican SEN
ate which defeated this bill When it
reached the Senate it was laid on the
table on the motion of Senator John j.
In Of
who spoke and voted against the bill
for containing the arrearages was SEN
ator John Sherman, Republican fa-
vorite for the Presidency (See Con-
gressional Record.)
In the Fifty-fifth Congress Demo
cratic) General Sparks, of Illinois, now
Commissioner of the General Land Of
flee (a DemocraD, introduced and got
passed an arrearage of pension bill APP
propriating not S9,000,0O0, a sum
which had frightened the Republican
Senate in the Forty-fourth Congress.
but $25, 900, 900, and Democratic Con-
gress passed this bill.
Every dollar paid out for arrearages
of pensions has been voted by Demo-
cratic Congresses.
That the President you so bitterly
denouncc has signed more private pen
sion bills in the two years of his in
cumbency than any other President
during his entire Presidential term.
That the (Republican) Forty-seventh
Congress passed over 100 of these pri-
vate pension bills, while the Oemo-
cratic) Forty-cighth Congress passed
524 of these private pension bills.
Which party Il ask YOU Comrade
Tuttle,) has shown itself to be the real
soldiers frienda Is it the party that
talks to obtain votes. or the party
which votes money to men who habitu-
ally denounce and abuse it for so
doingP
A meeting was held, understand. in
Des Moines. in General Tuttle's house
Ga few nights ago. the Leader says to
devise ways and means to prevent
Democratic G. A. r. men going to st.
Lous, What folly is this? What alb
surdityp Who can control the, Demo-
cratic soldiers of Iowa? Surely not the
man who has so grossly insulted them
and misrepresented their real senti-
ments. We shall "be there, ~ Comrade
Tuttle, and we shall not go there to in
suit the President or to outrage the gen